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orphanotrophism

orphanotrophism noun: the care and support of orphans.

Noun

orphanotrophism (uncountable)

  1. (dated, rare) The care and support of orphans.
    • We endure our abuses of orphanotrophism even when they are repulsive to the heathen Chinee.1910 September 10, Bayard Holmes, “Orphanotrophism”, in The Lancet-clinic, volume 104, number 11, page 238
    Synonyms:
    orphanotrophy

Synonyms of orphanotrophism

Origin of orphanotrophism

From orphan + -o- + -trophism. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, a misreading of orphanotrophium.

Questions about orphanotrophism

What does orphanotrophism mean?
Orphanotrophism means the care and support of orphans.
What part of speech is orphanotrophism?
Orphanotrophism is a noun.

Words near orphanotrophism in the dictionary

  1. orphanizes
  2. orphanizing
  3. orphanlike
  4. orphanotrophia
  5. orphanotrophies
  6. orphanotrophism
  7. orphanotrophium
  8. orphanotrophy
  9. orphanries
  10. orphanry
  11. orphans

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